\In*cen"tive\, n. [L. incentivum.] That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action.
The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come in their way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that they rather prove incentives to them to go on in it. --South.
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very pristine template. nice.
now am afraid to eat while visiting here lest i sully it..
:) thanks (but what am I taking credit for??)
For taking the incentive, I'm sure. Very enterprising and googlian, I might add. And much faster too (new and improved!), by the by...
Eyefry: Initiative, you mean? Speed of loading I attribute to the deleted post.
\In*cen"tive\, n. [L. incentivum.]
That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the
passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to
determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill;
motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of
promotion, are two powerful incentives to action.
The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come
in their way, are so far from making them quit the work
they had begun, that they rather prove incentives to
them to go on in it. --South.
Syn: Motive; spur; stimulus; incitement; encouragement;
inducement; influence.
Incentive, I mean.
'Taking incentive' is not a phrase. Makes no sense.
Yes, it irks, doesn't it? If you have to know, I just invented the phrase yesterday. Hope people will takt to it :P
Eyefry: I hope not, it's ugly :P
Have a heart :P
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